My Bucket List

Everyone has a bucket list and I started one when I just got out of high school, though my list has grown since and things that I thought would happen might not, but it is worth a try. So, I thought I would share all that is on my list of things I want to do before I die.


1. Go on a safari ride in Africa - I want some up-close pictures of lions
2. See the pyramids
3. Make my own spool of wool yarn in Sweden - then i can knit myself a cozy sweater
4. Jump in Lake Tahoe in the middle of winter - I want to follow in my dad's footsteps
5. Pay homage to the King - Elvis Presley at Graceland
6. Spend the night in a haunted hotel
7. Drive a car in Europe
8. Go in a shark cage
9. Be an extra in a movie
10. sew a wedding dress and give it away
11. be able to give a 10,000 check to a charity
12. do a back flip
13. Read the bible front to back - working on it
14. Have 5 children
15. Work at a DisneyWorld hotel - i would like to help people plan their vacations
16. Close 50 deals in a year
17. See the pope - i have a lot of questions for him
18. Play the piano in a concert
19. Snowboard in Montana
20. Get a tattoo - CHECK and a half because I want a third and last one. I want a cross but not sure where to put it
21. Eat a whole margarita pizza in Italy - Laura loves her pizza
22. Skydive - CHECK went when I was younger and stupid
23. Hold a snake - my biggest fear above all fears is snakes so this one will be tricky
24. Get married - CHECK got married in 2008
25. Take the 5 pound chili dog challenge at Parkers
26. Go to Yosemite - you would think with it only being 3 hours away I would have been there by now
27. Knit a car cozy
28. Drive a green 1949 Town and Country with convertible top and wood siding to Santa Cruz
29. Golf Pebble Beach - I suck at golfing
30. Take a dirt bike off a jump - with Brian, I want us to do family things
31. Have my own travel photo published in Travel + Leisure
32. Work for the CIA - now that I'm older, not sure this one will happen
33. Grow a 500 pound pumpkin - Halloween is my favorite holiday
34. Graduate from college - CHECK went to UCD and loved it
35. Go to the top of the Eiffel tower
36. Live in France for two months
37. Become fluent in French - far from it, but I did take, collectively, 4 years of French
38. Ride my bike across America - I have a beach cruiser so I'm not sure it will make the trek
39. Go to a Star Trek convention - I have never seen an episode but I'm intrigued to see a convention
40. Learn how to play the drums
41. Buy my parents a home